Matt Moore (yes, Matt Moore) wins AFC offensive player of the week

Posted by Michael David Smith on November 9, 2011, 12:57 PM EST

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The best offensive player in the AFC is Matt Moore. At least for this week.

At the start of the season I would have thought Moore, the Dolphins’ backup quarterback, had about as good a chance of winning a Player of the Week award as I did. But Moore, who’s now the starter in Miami with Chad Henne injured, has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 9.

Moore had a sensational game in the Dolphins’ first victory of the season, throwing for 224 yards and three touchdowns against the Chiefs. His 147.5 passer rating was the third highest for a single game in team history.

Although Moore hasn’t exactly had the most stellar of careers, this is actually the second time that Moore has received an honor from the league office: He was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for December of 2007.

The Dolphins deserve some credit. They have lost a lot of close games; they aren’t losing like the Colts. Plus, for the most part, they are always competing and not giving up. That isn’t easy to do when your first win comes in November. Come them some credit…they are trying and that is much more than you an say for the lowly, dirty Colts.

Dunno where all the Matt Moore hate is coming from. As an unbiased Ravens fan, I’ve watched several of his pro games and he is not a bad QB, and he’s even looked really good when he has had good talent around him to help him out (Steve Smith, Stewart and Williams, Kalil). Kudos to Matt for the big game and if he continues getting familiar with guys he’s not used to yet like Fasano and Marshall, he could lead Miami to a few more Ws. Even at this point, there are several starters out there that are inferior to Moore if you ask me (Tarvaris Jackson, Kevin Kolb, Mark Sanchez, come to mind).

matt moore may be the best backup qb in the league. i like the guy and hope he does well. he will have much more success as a backup than he will as being the guy. as a number one, he can’t hold up but he’s all-world when no one is counting on him